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FOcus on transport and Logistics
Licensed to kill?
March 1, 2012

Licensed to kill?

If thereโ€™s one fact that cannot be disputed when it comes to public transport, itโ€™s this: you are transporting lives. โ€œOwning busesโ€ and โ€œknowing...

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Braking up the industry
March 1, 2012

Braking up the industry

There are two types of freight operators โ€“ those who look after their brakes and those who donโ€™t. DANIELLE DU TOIT discovers how easy...

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Co-operatives receive their certificates of achievement.
March 1, 2012

Skyโ€™s the limit for EQSTRA Carbon Offset Project

The EQSTRA Carbon Offset Project (ECO Project) โ€“ the first of its kind in the world โ€“ is seeing this logistics company take sustainable...

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A truck so smart it almost has eyes โ€ฆ
March 1, 2012

A truck so smart it almost has eyes โ€ฆ

The Freightliner division of Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) Commercial Vehicles introduced its new generation Argosy to customers amid great pomp and splendour in the...

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Louis de Villiers of Homsek Dairies says the recommendation to go with Continentalโ€™s new generation truck tyres was worth its weight in gold.
March 1, 2012

Continental rules in Bloem!

Continentalโ€™s latest new generation 2 truck tyres offer tangible customer benefits. That isnโ€™t a marketing statement anymore. Itโ€™s been proven at two transport operators...

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March 1, 2012

Tyrexpo rolls into India

ECI International, organisers of Tyrexpo India, the specialist exhibition for the tyre and garage equipment trade, will return to the Chennai Trade Centre for...

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March 1, 2012

Tyrexpo Asia returns in 2013

Tyrexpo Asia, the leading tyre and garage equipment exhibition in the region, returns to Singapore Expo Centre next year. ECI International has announced that...

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March 1, 2012

Waste tyres and wasted time

The saga surrounding the implementation of the Integrated Industry Waste Tyre Management Plan continues.

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Of finance and minefields
March 1, 2012

Of finance and minefields

Operating a transport business can be challenging without the right finance partner at your side, especially in times of economic uncertainty. But vehicle finance...

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Borrowing less, delivering more
March 1, 2012

Borrowing less, delivering more

The National Budget Speech presented by Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan on February 22 contained both good and bad news โ€“ but what effect...

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The can-do Multicab!
March 1, 2012

The can-do Multicab!

A load-carrying van that seats up to six passengers as well? And comfortably at that. Hyundaiโ€™s fleet-flexibility solution is something the market didnโ€™t even...

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Volkswagenโ€™s trucking empire comes together
February 2, 2012

Volkswagenโ€™s trucking empire comes together

In his monthly review of global news for South Africaโ€™s truckers, FRANK BEETON updates us on Volkswagenโ€™s emerging empire strategy (venturing some comments of...

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